Early Action Hope or Death

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>Is applying to colleges early better even though competition is higher?</p>

<p>My brother and his friend both applied to Northeastern and my brother had 85 avg 1900's SAT his friend applied with 82 avg and same SAT.</p>

<p>Difference was his friend applied early and my brother didn't, the result was that his friend got in and he didn't.</p>

<p>Now most colleges say competition is higher in EA but this contradicts that...My brother also said that most extracurriculars don't matter unless you are the captain or so.</p>

<p>What is the truth?</p>

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<p>A couple of years ago, Northeastern acknowledged that it was easier to be admitted EA than RD. They overadmitted EA. Northeastern had a 14% increase in applications that year. Since then they have admitted fewer students EA than they did that year in order to equalize the chances of admission for both groups.</p>